Cake

Desserts like cake, pastries, and even bars of chocolate are frequently linked to causing acne due to their high sugar content. “Limit the amount of sugar that you eat since sugar aggravates acne,” says Jaliman. When consuming high amounts of sugar, your blood sugar levels increase, allowing your insulin levels to quickly spike. This sudden sugar rush within the body leads to inflammation, which can reveal itself in the form of acne.

These 6 Foods Are Causing Your Adult Acne

January 12, 2016

Dermatologists and nutritionists agree: Diet can play a huge part not only in your overall health, but in the health of your skin. For those of us bingeing on unhealthy foods, it’s only natural that our skin will ultimately pay the price. (You are what you eat, right?) “It’s important to consume a healthy diet in order to have the best skin possible,” NYC-based dermatologist Debra Jaliman, MD, tells Yahoo Health.

From greasy foods to super sugary diets, certain foods are worse at causing breakouts than others. Here, we lay out the worst offenders that everyone, no matter your skin type or age, should avoid for blemish-free skin.